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whacking

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adverb

whacking

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verb

present participle of whack
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Adjective
  • With a giant open-air amphitheater, a covered pavilion that hosts the local farmers market, and plenty of open green spaces to relax, Trailblazer Park is an excellent way to enjoy the town from a local’s perspective.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The pre-match tifo at the Roker End depicted the County Durham legend of the giant Lambton worm, slayed by a gallant local hero.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Bonus content includes a behind-the-scenes look at the airplane and ocean stunts, deleted footage montage with optional commentary by Director Christopher McQuarrie, the challenges of filming the technical and extremely dangerous stunts, and an in-depth discussion with McQuarrie and Cruise.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Prioritize child and pet safety: Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Eleven years after attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress, she's changed careers and started a family with a new husband, Bob Miller.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • They were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at ages 18 and 21 after being convicted of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home in 1989.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Seat comfort is a huge selling-point for some drivers.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Boreal forests in North America and Siberia capture and hold huge amounts of carbon.
    Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • If confirmed, this finding would mean the gigantic blue-green ice planet would have 29 moons.
    Jorge Garay, Wired News, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The Intimacy Of Pismo Beach Corgi Nation Vacation The Pismo Beach Corgi Nation Vacation is smaller and feels more intimate than the gigantic beach parties at Huntington Beach, according to McLemore.
    Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • The car scenes are rough, authentic, and often deeply compelling — mainly because the fresh-faced Bridges is so damned charismatic.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • While Nintendo mostly conceded the corporate tug-of-war over graphical prowess back in 2006 with the Wii, the general plateau of visual enhancements over the last two generations means that games running on Switch 2 look pretty damned good even compared to more premium devices.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • The driver pulled out a gun and fired six shots, the witness said, hitting not only the belligerent passenger but also an uninvolved man sitting nearby.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Stans — a music documentary about iconic rapper Eminem and how his songs have resonated with his enormous fan base — is coming to streaming this week.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Investigators suspect that cooling towers – which use water to cool enormous buildings and then release mist into the air – are the origin of the disease-causing bacteria, Legionella.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Whacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whacking. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.

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